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• Independent study finds rail industry lags behind other comparative industries
• Findings support need for Network Rail maintenance reforms
• Unblocking use of technology, adopting more flexible rostering and creating multifunctional teams are key to boosting productivity, which can unlock savings to fund a better pay deal and resolve current RMT dispute

Rail passengers with electric vehicles will be able to charge while they travel thanks to the introduction of 450 new electric vehicle charging points at Network Rail-managed car parks at railway stations.

• Significantly reduced timetable on Saturday as the third day of RMT’s national strike action is set to go ahead
• Trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, between 7.30am and 6.30pm, and some parts of the country will have no services at all due to lack of staff availability
• Passengers should only travel by train if necessary and should check their journey in advance, and expect some disruption on Sunday with a reduced timetable in operation
• Passengers can choose to either use their ticket on another day, or will be able to claim a refund

• Coordinated industry contingency plan will see very limited timetable available on strike days with around 20% of services running
• Trains will start later and finish much earlier than usual, between 7.30am and 6.30pm
• Passengers asked to plan ahead, check before they travel, to expect disruption and only travel if necessary

Responding to news of strike dates being announced by the RMT, Andrew Haines, Network Rail’s chief executive, said:

Three Network Rail employees have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, published on Thursday 2nd June.  

Workers at Dove Holes Quarry rail sidings at Peak Forest in Derbyshire are benefitting from a £600k investment to improve safety at the site as part of Network Rail's Freight Safety Improvement Portfolio (FSIP).